Produced by Al Haines. [Illustration: Anatole France] *BEE:* *THE PRINCESS OF THE DWARFS* *BY ANATOLE FRANCE* DONE INTO ENGLISH BY PETER WRIGHT NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY J. M. DENT & SONS LTD - LONDON & TORONTO 1920 [Illustration: Title page] SOLE AGENT FOR SCOTLAND THE GRANT EDUCATIONAL CO. LTD. GLASGOW _All rights reserved_ [Illustration: Contents headpiece] *Contents* Chap. I. Tells of the News that a White Rose brings to the Countess of the White Moor II. How the Loves of Bee of the Clarides and George of the White Moor began III. Which deals with Education in General, and that of George in Particular IV. Tells how the Duchess took Bee and George to the Hermitage and of Their Meeting an Hideous Old Woman there V. Is concerned with what you see from the Keep of the Clarides VI. Tells how Bee and George went off to the Lake VII. Shows the Penalty George of the White Moor paid for having gone near to the Lake where live the Sylphs VIII. Shows how Bee was taken to the Land of the Dwarfs IX. Tells faithfully the Welcome given by King Loc to Bee of the Clarides X. In which the Wonders of the Kingdom of the Dwarfs are thoroughly described, as well as the Dolls which were given to Bee XI. In which the Treasure of King Loc is described as well as possible XII. In which King Loc proposes XIII. Tells how Bee saw her Mother and could not kiss Her XIV. In which the Great Grief that overtook King Loc is seen XV. Relates the Words of the Learned Nur which gave an Extraordinary Pleasure to little King Loc XVI. Tells the Marvellous Adventure of George of the White Moor XVII. In which King Loc makes a Terrible Journey XVIII. Tells the Marvellous Meeting that occurred to John, the Master Tailor, and of the Good Song sung by the Birds of the Grove to the Duchess XIX. Tells of a little Satin Slipper XX. In which a Dangerous Adventure is related XXI. In which All ends well Looking backward The Sorrow of Demeter. By Sir G. W. Cox The King of the Golden Mountain. By the Brothers Grimm Persephone. By Jean Ingelow The Writer of the Story of Bee [Illustration: Princess Bee] [Illustration: Chapter I headpiece] *BEE* *PRINCESS OF THE DWARFS* *CHAPTER I* *TELLS OF THE NEWS THAT A WHITE ROSE BRINGS TO THE COUNTESS OF THE WHITE MOOR*